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Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-17
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II has been said that death chooses .
shining mark. And this adage was truly
exempli6ed on yesterday when the unwel-
come messenger summoned Col. J.. &C.
Thornton, president of The MINER Pub
fishing Company, and, in every essential.
one OF the foremost citizens of Butte and
Of the Territory at large. Butte. great a.
|it is, could not claim him az it's own. He
was one Of the. broadest, most liberal.
minded men in Montana in everythingthat
promised Tor the Territorial prosperity.
lie was OF that sturdy Virginia stock
that has contributed so much to
the advancement Of the best interests
Of the whole country. His Identification
with the development of this great Terri
tory began as early as 1865, when he came
to Deer LIZ dge County and contributed so
largely to the developments OF the rich
placer interests of that splendid county.
So early as 1875 he foresaw the future of
Butte, and at once became identified with
it's development. And the measure OF his
success is seen to-day in the large and
prosperous city that We have here now.
Butte and it's progression to the full
fllment of it's grand destiny. was the
pride of lis life and his
only solicitude in the hour OF his dissolu-
ton. By his tact and energy he bad amply
provided for his large, his loved and inter.
esting family which he leaves as q noble
heritage to the community in which he had
lived and which he had so long promoted.
His calling from among us in the very
prime of his life is a public calamity. A
life has gone out in darkness which. could
it have been spared, would have been a
solace to US all. But he has gone from
among us and VIC COLL onIy
lament the loss that all alike feel.
To his stricken family and friends, we can
only extend the consolation that be has
been taken from us in the wisdom OF a
providence whose ends we cannot foresee
put to the DEGREES of which we must bow
with humility. Those who, from day to
day, have been in the habit of greeting the
genial Colonel Thornton, will miss him in
the days to come and we cannot in conclu-
sion say more than to quote the tender
couplet of Tennison:
Oh, ,or a touch of The vanished hand,
For a sound of the voice that is still.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-17

own minds. nhtook liberty to
enjoy the bBssaisos 81 our ms Institutions
- . license to destroy them. Their plan 81
II took practical shape Wa 20 first break
down the barriers intefposed BY the
laws Of the country and their first step was
to destroy the powers Of the constituted
authorities in the great city Of Chicago.
TO this end they made pse OF methods that
would hardly BE- recognized or applied in
barbaric warfare. Science was perverted
to their base uses. Dynamite bombs,
which spread their terrOrs Of death and
Oscillation in populous c~enters, were
msrcilsssly used. It cost many . brave
officer Of tho law his life and carried wee
into many . household. The City
Of Chicago can repay the
sacrifices made by the police force on
that darksome night when they preserved
it from the menace of destruction at the
peril and cost Of their lives. They proved
themselves to be heroes to whom monu
ments should be raised and songs sung in
COMMUNICATION of their deeds.
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That awful night and it's terrible expert
ences have taught the authorities at Chi
cago to repress red flag demonstrations
and inflammatory ~utterances in the streets,
which this case showed conclusively could
but lead to Wholesale murder, to arson,
to anarchy, and to chaos. W.
hope they have learned il
SO we'll that such demonstrations will be
summarily suppressed for all Of the coming
years for Chicago is the hot bed OF the
heresy of socialism and anarchy. The au'
thorities should not assume that the exc
cution of the prisoners now lowering under
the shadow OF the gallows and covering be
fore the black cap which must becloud
their cowardly vision, will be an example
which will suffice to suppress the spirit o.
resentment which will rank in the hearts ol
the surviving socialists Of the city. They
should be made to repress their sentiments
lest they Ian the flame into the fires oI
their latent but impotent fury. No gen
eral funeral with street demonstrations
should be tolerated
AuU buOOuCI UAAAu8 Vu0V WIZ OAsS06O ~~
thorities should bear in mind is that the
execution should be as private as possible.
Public executions are demoralizirg in their
effects on society. The secret terrors oi
the gallows are ten times more awful in
their import to other evil doors. Besides,
any publicity would have q tendency to in
fame the passions of the friends of the
prisoners, whose strength and power for
evil should not be underestimated. While
they are now under the control and in awe
of the authorities, they are desperate, and
having nothing to l.se, may on the slight
est provocation, in secret, spread the fires
of socialism into a conflagration that
would illuminate the prairies with another
burning of the Garden City. The elements
in Chicago which are capable of evil only
are larger than any other city On the con-
tinent. Therefore, especial care should be
taken to prevent q recurrence OF such
scenes as led to the trial and condemna-
ton OF Spies and his associates, and We
trust their determination on the day and
date fixed by the Ottawa Court.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-17
A JUST JUDGMENT.

Yesterday there was decided by the Su.
prems Court Of Ottawa one OF the mostim.
portant cases that any State Court has
been called upon to determine in the his.
tory Of this country. It had been feared
that tho court would, through some legal
~technicality, evade the supreme issue which
itwas their province and solemn duty to
perform. 1t Is q severe test for humane
men even in the light of the law to pro-
nouncea sentence which deprives ofhuman
being the right 10 further abide among
men. But all doubts as to whether the
Supreme Court would meet the great issue,
upon which the very foundations of society
rest, were dispelled by the receipt by TIE
AnER yesterday morning Of the following
dispatch from Ottawa, Illinois, where the
sessions were anxiously watched and the
result OF the Anarchist cases feverishly
awaited:
0TfAwA, Ills, September ~14.-[special to
Ths Miner. 1.-THE Supreme Court at $50
this morning announced the decision in the
Anarchists case. Judgment Of lower court
10 affirmed as to all defendants. Day Of
execution. November 18th.
This dispatch was promptly placed on
the bulletin board at The MINER Office, and
ct once attracted general attention. and
quite q crowd OF people gathered there from
time to time during the day. The news
gradually spread throughout the city and
the surrounding camps: andthe verdict was
unanimously endorsed by our l~aw-abiding /
people who are as q unit in %denouncing the |
dsmnable methods resorted to by..these
6ends to carry out their false ideas of rev.
dictionary government.
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The history Of these Anarchist cases will
b wildly remembered by all OF our
readers. The prisoners who are now await.
ing the final event OF their misspent life on
the iateful eleventh of November. started
on q misdirected mission to reform
They had como to this country
with ideas inspired by ignorance and
abroad. Their theory OF re.
forming things was to destroy the whole
social fabric and then to begin on q basis
vhich they had not yet matursd in their
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-17

Mr.. G. W. Cummings. who was in Butte
yesterday on a secret mission, is Assistant
General Manager of the Union Pacific, and
while yet a young a in so far as age is
concerned. he has had a great deal of q.
perience. This, added to his natural apt.
tude for the service. renders him one OF the
best railway officers in the West. He was
for q long time Assistant Land Commits
sioner of the Northern Pacific, hut the
Union Pacific lured him away from that
company from considerations which govern
young men anxious to rise higher in the
business in which they may engage to
share with their elders the activities of
life.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-17
CEUR D,ALENE SILVER.LEAD MIN.
ING co.

Articles OF Incorporation of tho Conn
Mine in Idaho Under the Above Title.
Articles OF incorporation have been pre-
pared Of the Ceur d'Alene Silver.Lead
Mining Company by Messrs. Knowles &
Forbis. The incorporators are Patrick
Clark, John Noyes, B. {. Kingsbury, H. L.
Frank. J. K. Clark, {. s. Warren and Wal
ter Mckay. The company is organized to
work the PoOrman and Lalande claims
near Burke. Idaho. 1t is reported that
Joseph K. Clark will be elected President of
the company. The capital stock is placed
at S., 900 in 500. 900 shares of $40 a
share. The trustees for the next three
months are ]. K. Clark, H. L. Frank, John
Noyes, B. c. Kingsbury, Patrick Clark,
John N. Burke and W. P. Gwin. The prin.
cipal place Of business in Montana will be
Butte and in Iowa. Shoshore County. The
stock is assessable here under the laws OF
Montana. Messrs. P. Clark and John For.
bis returned on Tuesday from the mines.
whittier they went to complete the tran.
saction in the Lalande lode. Mr.. Forbis
said that the
MOUNT OF DEVELOPMENT
done on the mine is the running OF three
tunnels into the mountain above each
other, the uppermost Is feet in depth; the
next 100 feet and the lowest 125 feet. All
the tunnels show from two to two and a
halff feet Of galena ore, half of it first class
concentrating. The upper tunnel opened
in galena and then ran into a carbonate
ore which is pronounced fully ae good. The
first class ore runs 40 per cent. in lead and
81 ounces in silver, and the second class,
1t is expected, will concentrate to fully as
good as that. At present the mine ia shut
down, but there are now a thousand tons
OF first and second class ore on the dump,
and men will be set at work taking out ore
Immediately now that the transfer OF the
property is completed when Mr.. Patrick
The tow Of Burke is at the foot OF
the mountain in the gulch. The claim |
INTO THE GuLcH
and takes in the bed of the creek, which is
large and full. The sum paid for the prop
erty is $136. 0Oo, inclusive of 50. 600, to
settle a claim against the La1ande. The
Tiger, which is on the opposite side of the
gulch, ia ad mitted.:from it's DEVELOPMENTS to |
be the best mine in the district, and the
formation shows it to be a similar body of
ore. the two mines being on opposite
sides OF the same gulch. A
.ipze was sunk about seventh
from the lowest tunnel of the Tioer
which went below the bed of the creek and
shows the presence of the richest ore in the
to be there, and presumably the same
will be shown when sinking is begun
On the lower level of the Poorman. The
railroad from Lake Ceur d'Alene-the Cor
Din narrow'gauge-is now at Wallace.
within seven miles OF Burke, and will, it is
Der LIST.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-17

The fame of Butte's mines and mills has
spread across the seas not only to the Old
World, but to New Zealand. Expert
miners from that country are here study.
ing the Butte methods Of reduction. with q
view to their application in their own
country. This is quite a compliment to
the city and to the wise judgment o. the
distinguished gentlemen from abroad. We
trust their visit may prove mutually
profitable.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-17

The House yesterday passed the Insane
Asylum bill by the decisive vote of 16 to z.
This is the bill ordered BY the committee
Of the whole to be drawn by the special
committee, and provides for the purchase
OF the Warm Springs property at 1925, 600,
the terms asked 10y Messrs. Mitchell and
Mussigbrod. This is a reasonable figure,
as we have heretofore shown, and thus the
Territory will have acquired the finest site
Tor the purpose that could be found within
it's confines. And they will also acquire a
splendid plant, and there will be no occa-
sion to be dragging the patients from one
point in the Territory to another, greatly
to their distress.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-17

Az will be seen by our Helena special, the
special session Of the Legislature, more
extraordinary than the regular, has closed.
It's work is fully set forth in our elaborate
special service, which has kept our readers
fully posted az nearly as mortal man
could follow the Legislative meanderings.
From a careful reading Of the review of the
business We can but come to the conclusion
that the acts adopted are largely new
legislation and not of the remedial char
acter which the Governor contemplated in
his call. Even his pet project, which he
vent out of his way in his message not
only to c mmend but to urge, has failed of
naturalization. After the House had
directed the preparation Of a bill to
buy the Warm Spring Asylum and
the House had adopted it
by an overwhelming majority, tile
Council refused to consider it. The
cowmen seemed to hold supreme sway
the special session, with scab laws,
brand bills and what not. The West Side,
which is producing the wealth of the Terri
tory, and which is pushing forward in a
rapid ratio of progression, seems to have
been practically ignored. Representation
on the East Side was increased by the Gre
alton Of a new county. 1t was perhaps
more the misfortune than the fault of the
Representatives of the West Side that
they could not secure the recognition they
coveted.
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But what could we expect when the SELF
blnnderers, who, at the regular ses-
sion made such serious mistakes as to fur
nish a pre+ext for a special session, we're
called into extraordinary session to cure
the evils they had created. We
protested against the call at
the time, and current events
have sustained our position. Take the
record Of yesterday and the day before. on
the gopher bill, for instance. The day before
yesterday both houses had agreed that
each county should regulate it's own bounty
business and pay for it out OF it's own
treasury. This bill was fair on it's face
and the Governor signed it in good faith on
In the meantime both houses
had reconsidered their votes of the day
and while the Executive was in
the very act of signing the first bill another
was being adopted abolishing the whole
business. We feel warranted in assuming
it may now be necessary to call a
convention of constitutional law
yers together to determine the legal status
0f the bounty business in this Territory.
Yet Mr.. Pardee would have the legislative
representation of Montana doubled and
'ubmit a memorial to Congress with a
profound prayer that the same may be
,eard and granted. We think the people
II this Territory would have this cup pass.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-17

Later advices from the foods in Arizona
Indicate that traffic on the Southern Pa.
cific cannot be resumed for fully three
weeks. Hundreds Of mR, are employed at
various points along the line repairing the
ruin wrought by the elements. Hard lines
have some OF the great transcontinentals
through the workings of the elemental fu-
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-17

The Lutherans of Pennsylvania are NOV
ing in the matter of polygamous proselyt
ing. They very naturally object to con
%tributing Of their membership to the Nor
mon hierarchy in Utah. Other churches
ought to follow their christian example in
the interests of an advancing civilization.
Well organized church effort would accom-.
plish much in the direction of checking this
generous growth on the body polite.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-17

For self-assurancs Herr Most. the An.
archist, should be endowed with the order
OF the blu ribbon. He appeals to the
courts OF New York for q certificate OF
citizenship, and when asked if he would
obey the laws, coolly replies that he will if
they are good. The Clerk very promptly
declined to allow him to be the arbit.r OF
the law. and refused him his papers.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-17
Filed for Record YESTERDAY

o. H. Hopkins to H. Z. hsr' All
block 5. Hopkins addition to n0v.1 ts;
face ground OF he Mary L Mise 'o"" ,,d-i
Notice of location OF the one0p A.
Summit Mountain mining .:,D hi
mills southwes of Silver B W ]'O'''"'
James G. Doran. :: ~1vanuol
Lodge. No. s. knishts OF !i;aoryeE
Joseph Norris. NJ g. Riley u
F. buffet, trustees. -o, OssevS
Certificate OF incorporation 10 b!C
Lodge, No. 9, knights OF fy1"H :, AttIa
H. Smith, P. W. Sbeehy ano'
trustees,
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-17

1t was very co~mmendable of the Legisls-
ture to strike from the. License law the
clause relating to banks. This was done
for the good and sufficient reason that IN.
der the Federal law National banks could
not be taxed. and the whole burden fell on
the individual banking institutions OF the
Territory.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-17

The Legislature have at last got the
bounty bill in sensible shape: 1t provides
that County Commissioners may direct the
payment OF bounties on mountain lions.
wolves and cayotes, at the rate OF S | each,
and on ground squirrels not to exceed three
cents per scalp. No provision is made for
bear. The special session, like those who
know bruin best, did not Care to tackle
him
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-17

: ualdorn. He further said it might b sin.
St;.sted bv rivals in business. but he did
80 knov anyone who would be 90 vicious
.ss 10 eueeest the prosecution. The other
dstsndants claimed that Herman was an.
orv at being refused work at the slaughter
- and vowed vengeance then. The al
legations OF money being Offered to Her.
man were Indignantly denied. For a case
s..un with such hurrah to terminate so
TO snely. looks as il Herman may have
drawn upon his imagination for the iacts
stated in the complaint. At any rate, it ID
gratifying that the county should be '
heavy expenses. and respectable citizens
axonerated from a serious charge.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-17

Golden, the black brute of Sun River.
to save his neck promptly. pleaded guilty
to bis assault On a lone woman, and
awaits in fear and trembling the arrival of
Sheriff Hathaway from Helena to take him
to Deer Lodge. his only hope OF secure ref
uee. The law abiding citizens Of Sun River
are guarding him in the meantime,
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-17

We are now to have a Territorial base
ball club. to be drawn largely from Butte,
to make a tour OF triumph, we trust, to
the Pacific coast. The Spokane boys are
entitled to representation in the club "a
well AZ Dakota. ~ y
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-17

The Street Railway Company is hustling
hard to get it's material here, and with
that end in view will order shipments of
fish plate and bolts by express at a greatly
exceeded cost. The company 10 showing it's
good faith at heavy expense.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-17

B. G.. Huston is our authorised travelling
agent, and receipts given by him for
moneys due the Miner Publishing Company
will b. duly honored.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-10-14

six horse team with long hay skids
on the running gears. and in turning
The corner at Ankrim's store the wag
on struck the lamp post, the concus.
sion breaking the lamp. The crash
Of glass frightened the team which
ran up Queen Street pass ed the
Maryland House, but in attempting
to turn the rather sharp corner at
Job Haines' Office the tongue horses
we're knocked down Mr.. Pennell
who was on the saddle horse, falling
with the horses, the wagon running
over him. The wagon was upset
which stopped the team. Mr.. Pen.
nell was not much hurt, but the sad
die horse was badly cut and injured
SO severely that it was feared the
animal would have to he killed to
end its suffering.
Gimps, beaded trimmings, and
ornaments, fancy and plain braids,
stripe and plain velvet at Z. r. Buff
fington's.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-10-14
The Athletes At the Fair.

To WilsonL Coudon, of N. East
the champion hammer thrower OF
the world, the Fair was indebted for
one Of its most pleasant features
Mr.. Coudon is member of the Men
York Athletic Club He managed
this part Of the programme and
brought before the large audience
some of the most noted athletes OF
the country, probably of the world
and the modern Olympic games at
tracted a much livelier interest than
the horse trot, which does not occu-
py a vecy high place in the estima'
tlon of the public.
Among these strong men were G.
A. Queckberner, q Hercules and
champion hammer tarower till
MIR. Coudon eclipsed his efforts,
w. j. NJ. Barry, the Irish G;ant, w.
G. White, champion runner at 100
and 200 yards. A. A. Jordon, cham
pion running broad jumper, H. II,
Baxter. champion pole vaulter OF
America, all of these and many 9th
ers from the New York Athletic Club
accompanied and directed by Geo
Goldie, the professional all round
champion. Oscar Wolff of Ba til
more Athletic Club and S. B. Spren-
gel of Baltimore, also took part.
Their first exhibition was 10C
yard race. w. C. White, won with A
W. S. Cochrane second. and W. b
Costel third. Time, 10 seconds.
The second was putting the lf
pound shot. Barry put it 81 feet
inches. Queckberncr SO feet and
CoudoD 81 a inches. Mr.. Barry
put it 80 feet inches, but the ref
cree, Mr.. Goldie, declared it foul
Barry protested holly against the
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-10-14

'curly pine,' native to that State
The lids are held together by hinges
with backs made of alligator skin
and are nine inches wide, fifteen in
length, three-eights of an inch thick
They are highly polished, and on the
outside is painted bunch of mag
nolios in full bloom. The inclosure
is five pages of bristol board. upon
which the invitation is written. as
well as the signatures of the commit
tee delegated to present it. These
pages are also uniquely ornamented
with India ink sketches of scenes
and of the flora of the State. There
are pictures of the Cherokee rose, a
variety native only to Florida, Of san j
dunes surrounded with cabbage pal.
metto, with sea oats and sea ,gulls,
white cranes, alligators, gray Spanish
moss, and sketches from nature on
the ST.. Johns river, as we'll as on
beautiful and romantic Lake st.
George, all blended IN harmonious
and artistic arrangement. At the
top of one of the pages there is fine,
ly drawn scene or picture of genu-
inc Florida Cracker" driving his
team to market through the pines.
He has the regular backwoods cart,
drawn by genuine Florida mule
which he bestrides, his long legs
reaching nearly to the ground.